The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP), Secunderabad, recovered and returned lost passenger belongings worth Rs 29.15 lakh in two separate incidents under “Operation Amanat.”
In one case, RPF personnel traced a handbag left behind on the Simhapuri Express by a Hyderabad passenger, recovering 172 grams of gold ornaments, Rs 45,000 cash, two mobile phones and a wristwatch worth Rs 27.05
lakh.
In another incident, officials recovered a waist bag containing Rs 2.10 lakh in cash that was accidentally left on board a train by a Visakhapatnam passenger after receiving a Rail Madad complaint.
RPF officials said the recovered valuables were returned to their rightful owners after verification.
So far this year, RPF Secunderabad has restored lost belongings worth Rs 68.69 lakh in 101 cases.